Glen Campbell Greatest Hits

Very heavily slathered with noise reduction. Bob Norberg mastered this. It sounds horrible. There's a budget CD on CEMA Special Products which is the only decent sounding CD of his hits. Vinyl rules here.

Would love to see his version of the "William Tell Overture" finally get a CD release. It was the flip side of the "Southern Nights" 45. Glen was an underrated guitarist and one heck of an entertainer. R.I.P. Mr. Campbell.

Is that version of the "William Tell Overture" on that CD a live version? If so, it is not the 1977 b-side.

garye wrote: It states live with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra so I assume it is the same as the B-side in 1975.

That's an incorrect assumption, Gary. Glen recorded "William Tell Overture" in the studio twice, a dozen years apart, and both versions were issued as 45 B-sides. In addition to the 1977 "Southern Nights" flip Santi already mentioned, an updated performance backed the Universal Records 66024 release of Glen's "She's Gone, Gone, Gone," which proved to be his final top-ten hit, reaching #6 on Billboard's country chart in 1989. This single was released in advance of the "forthcoming" Walkin' In The Sun album, which included both sides and did see a CD release.

The 1977 and 1989 versions are within two seconds of each other, timing-wise, and the tempos are pretty much the same. The most apparent differences mirror those that were raised in the original post: the '89 remake eschewed the orchestral backing, instead emphasizing the percussion and bass. It's very much in the late-'80s production style.

Both are definitely worth having, even if the first one remains AWOL on CD.

Edited by Yah Shure

It's pretty bare-bones but I was very happily surprised
when I when I listened to this disc that I picked up in
the bargain bin. The sound on the hits is superb. I
have a sizable collection of Glen discs and VA comps
with his hits on them but this is easily the best I
have ever heard the original stereo mixes sound.
Definitely lowest generation tapes used and no remixing
or re-recording. I wish they could have put some more
songs on it but I'm very grateful that I have it now.
Highly recommended for a casual listener or a fan like
myself.


https://www.discogs.com/Glen-Campbell-Classics-
Collection/release/13798183